GoProvidence Weekend Roundup: May 19-21

Welcome to another GoProvidence Weekend Roundup. The very first full WaterFire lighting of the season, a fantastic musical and a block party are just a few things in store for this weekend in Providence.

FRIDAY, May 19

Matilda the MusicalProvidence Performing Arts Center
"Time" magazine's #1 Show of the Year, "Matilda the Musical" is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change ...

WaterFire Full Lighting
Waterplace Park and Downtown Providence
WaterFire is a multisensory experience that has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors to the city. This series of bonfires, installed on the three rivers of downtown Providence, entices with aromatic wood smoke, flickering firelight and enchanting music ... read more

SATURDAY, May 20

Hope Street Block PartyHope Street From 5th Street to Rochambeau
The Hope Street Merchants Association hosts its Annual Spring Block Party. Providence’s biggest and best spring event offers local music, food trucks, family fun, and a beer and wine garden to benefit Festival Ballet. There will be live music, food trucks ...

Paul AnkaTwin River Casino Event Center
By the time The Beatles arrived in the 60s, Anka had another tool in his survival kit. "After a few hits," he said, "I knew I was a writer, and with writers, the power was always in the pen. When I started working for Buddy Holly and ... read more

Author: Nicholas Millard

Nicholas Millard is the Digital Media Manager at the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau. He is the in-house photographer/videographer for the PWCVB. When he is not taking pictures for the city, he loves spending time with his wife Danielle and his beautiful daughter Halleigh and son Hunter. Nicholas' hobbies include photography and guitar, one of which he is not very good at.